NDNP81143

Prerequisites: Admission to the Graduate Program or permission of the instructor is required to register for this course. Provides theoretical foundation and a framework for examining health promotion, population health, health equity and the implementation of community-based interventions. Students will develop and evaluate evidence-based population health programs to empower community action. Principles of epidemiology, community and systems organizational assessment will be applied to determine population diagnosis and priority setting. The student will use theories to guide development of system level approaches to reduce population health risk, and measure outcomes using available benchmarks. The student will analyze a population topic of interest, examine the social determinants of health, existing disparities, identify gaps, and propose solutions.